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Dissemination of Integrated Soil Fertility Management Practices using Participatory Approaches in the Central Highlands of Kenya 

Mugwe, J. N.; Mugendi, D.N.; Mucheru-Muna, M.; Merckx, R.; Vanlauwe, B.; Bationo, A.; Mairura, F. (2011)
Declining soil fertility is a critical agricultural challenge facing smallholders in central Kenya. A study to improve soil fertility and farm productivity in the area was carried out during the period 2003 to 2007. ...
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Integrated pest management training and information flow among smallholder horticulture farmers in Kenya. 

Bekele, N.A.; Mithöfer, D.; Amudavi, D. M; Obare, G. (CABI, 2011)
A study was conducted in 5 districts in Kenya (Muranga, Thika and Maragua in Central Province, and Makueni and Embu in Eastern Province) to determine the factors linked to the acquisition of integrated pest management (IPM) ...
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Role of Wild Crucifers on Parasitoids of Plutella xylostella in Kenya: Wild Crucifers acts as Refugia for DBM Parasitoids 

Kahuthia-Gathu, R. (LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 2012-05-02)
Indiscriminate use of pesticides contributes to elimination of parasitoid guild and development of pesticide resistance. As part of classical biological control, two parasitoids Diadegma semiclausum and Cotesia plutellae ...
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Banana production, constraints and their propagation methods 

Kasyoka, Martha Rhoda; Mwangi, Maina; Mbaka, J.; Gitonga, N.; Kori, N. (FaCT Publishing, 2010)
Banana (Musa species) is an important food crop worldwide (Robinson, 2007). About 70 million people in East and West Africa are estimated to derive more than one quarter of their food energy requirement from plantains ...
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Contributions of Agricultural Sciences towards achieving the Millenium Development Goals 

Mwangi, Maina (FaCT Publishing, 2010)
All the materials included in this book were originally submitted to the 3rd International e- Conference on Agricultural Biosciences held online from June 1 - 15, 2010. This was an internet based conference designed to ...
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Smut: An increasing threat to maize production in Kenya 

Mwangi, Maina; Kirubi, D. (FaCT Publishing, 2010)
Maize smut occurs globally wherever maize is grown. The disease reduces yields drastically through stunting and formation of galls on the above ground parts of the plant especially on the developing cob and the tassel. In ...
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Passion fruit production in Kenya: Opportunities and constraints 

Wangungu, C.W.; Mwangi, Maina; Gathu, R.K.; Mbaka, J.; Kori, J.N. (FaCT Publishing, 2010)
Passion fruit is ranked third in importance among the horticultural crops in Kenya. In recent years, the fruit has gained high demand due to activities of beverage producing companies. The fruit has dynamically changed the ...
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Cassava production and limitation of propagation through tissue culture 

Ogero, K.O.; Gitonga, N. M.; Omwoyo, Ombori; Ngugi, M. (FaCT: Publishing, 2010)
With the unrelenting increase in human population it is important that concerted efforts be made to increase crop productivity so as to match the expected increase in food demand. The gravity of this problem is well ...
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What affects efficiency of small holder dairy enteprises in rural Kenya? 

Wambugu, Stephen K.; Maina, Mwangi; Mugambi, D.K.; Gitunu, A.M (FaCT Publishing, 2010)
Dairy cattle farming is a major economic activity in Kenya contributing 3.5% of the national gross domestic product (GDP), and income, employment and food to many small-scale farmers. The country’s dairy herd size is the ...
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Physico-chemical properties of flour from kibuzi and PHIA 25 bananas. 

Wamue-Ngare, G.N.; Ng'an'ga, Z.; Manyama, A.; Mwangi, M.; Muyonga, J. H. (Inter-University Council for East Africa Lake Victoria Research Initiative, 2012)
Flour was made from PHIA 25, a high yielding dessert banana cultivar, which is not very widely accepted for fresh consumption and compared to flour from kibuzi,a widely con-sumed cooking banana type. The proximate ...

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AuthorMwangi, Maina (4)Mbaka, J. (2)Amudavi, D. M (1)Bationo, A. (1)Bekele, N.A. (1)Gathu, R.K. (1)Gitonga, N. (1)Gitonga, N. M. (1)Gitunu, A.M (1)Kahuthia-Gathu, R. (1)... View MoreSubjectacquisition (1)Banana cultivars (1)casual labour (1)Cotesia plutellae (1)dairy farming (1)Development (1)Diadegma semiclausum (1)diffusion of information (1)Diversity (1)extension (1)... View MoreDate Issued2012 (2)2011 (2)2010 (6)

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